Anna

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 2 Catalan 2.1 Proper noun 3 Czech 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Danish 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Related terms 5 Dutch 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 Finnish 6.1 Proper noun 6.1.1 Declension 6.1.2 Related terms 7 French 7.1 Proper noun 8 German 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Proper noun 8.2.1 Related terms 9 Hungarian 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Proper noun 9.2.1 Declension 9.2.2 Derived terms 10 Icelandic 10.1 Proper noun 11 Italian 11.1 Proper noun 11.1.1 Related terms 12 Norwegian 12.1 Proper noun 12.1.1 Related terms 13 Polish 13.1 Pronunciation 13.2 Proper noun 13.2.1 Declension 13.2.2 Related terms 14 Scottish Gaelic 14.1 Proper noun 14.1.1 Related terms 15 Swedish 15.1 Proper noun 15.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

The Latinate and New Testament form of Ann, from Ἄννα (Anna), equal to the Hebrew female name חנה (“‘Hannah’”) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious".

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænə

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Anna

Plural -

Anna

1. A female given name periodically popular as a variant of Ann in English.
2. Ann, the apocryphal mother of Virgin Mary.
3. (Biblical) A prophetess who saw the infant Jesus .

[edit] Quotations

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Luke 2:36:

  And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

• ~1886 William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White:Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19:

  Every lover the years disclose / Is of a beautiful name made free. / One befriends, and all others are foes. / Anna's the name of names for me.

• 1986 Sue Miller, The Good Mother, G.K.Hall 1987, ISBN 081614169X, page 183:

  His real name was Leonard, Len. He'd changed it when he came East. "Len," he said. "A turd of a name. Who wants it? I mean a name that ends in a nasalization, for Christ's sake. Leo now. It's like Anna. They go on forever. You can live with a name like that."

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[edit] Catalan

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Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

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[edit] Czech

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Anna f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

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• Anka, Anuška.

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[edit] Danish

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Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.
2. (Biblical) Anna, the prophetess.

[edit] Related terms

• Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Annelise, Annemarie, Annette, Anni, Annie, Anny.

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[edit] Dutch

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Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

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• An,Anita, Ank, Anke, Ankie, Anne, Annet, Annette, Annie, Annita, Anoejska, Ans, Antje.

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[edit] Finnish

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Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

[edit] Declension

Declension of Anna (type kala) singular plural nominative Anna – genitive Annan – partitive Annaa – accusative Anna Annan – inessive Annassa – elative Annasta – illative Annaan – adessive Annalla – ablative Annalta – allative Annalle – essive Annana – translative Annaksi – instructive – – abessive Annatta – comitative – – 1) Rare.

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• Anita, Anitta, Anja, Anna-Liisa, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu.

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[edit] French

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Anna (f)

1. A female given name, a Latinate variant of Anne.

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[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Proper noun

Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

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• (pet forms ) Ännchen, Ännerl, Ännerle.
• (variants): Anette, Anika, Anita, Anja, Anke, Anne, Anneli, Annelie, Anneliese, Annemarie, Annette, Anni, Annika, Anny, Antje.

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[edit] Hungarian

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• IPA: /ˈɒnːɒ/
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• Hyphenation: An‧na

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Anna

1. A female given name. Hungarian equivalent of Ann, Anne, Anna.

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declension of Anna singular plural nominative Anna Annák accusative Annát Annákat dative Annának Annáknak instrumental Annával Annákkal causal-final Annáért Annákért translative Annává Annákká terminative Annáig Annákig essive-formal Annaként Annákként essive-modal - - inessive Annában Annákban superessive Annán Annákon adessive Annánál Annáknál illative Annába Annákba sublative Annára Annákra allative Annához Annákhoz elative Annából Annákból delative Annáról Annákról ablative Annától Annáktól

possessives of Anna possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. Annám Annáim 2nd person sing. Annád Annáid 3rd person sing. Annája Annái 1st person plural Annánk Annáink 2nd person plural Annátok Annáitok 3rd person plural Annájuk Annáik

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• Annamária

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[edit] Icelandic

Declension of the word Anna.
	singular
nominative	Anna
accusative	Önnu
dative	Önnu
genitive	Önnu
Other words with the same declension

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Anna (f) (Ö-nn-u, -)

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

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[edit] Italian

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Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.
2. (Biblical) Hannah; Anna, the prophetess.

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• Annina, Nina.

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[edit] Norwegian

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Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.
2. (Biblical) Anna, the prophetess.

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• Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Annette, Anniken, Anny.

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈan̪ːa/
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Anna f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Anna	Anny
Genitive	Anny	Ann
Dative	Annie	Annom
Accusative	Annę	Anny
Instrumental	Anną	Annami
Locative	Annie	Annach
Vocative	Anno	Anny

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• Andzia, Aneczka, Ania, Anka, Anula, Anusia.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

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Anna

1. A female given name, cognate to Ann.

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• Annag

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Anna

1. A female given name,cognate to Ann.

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• Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Anneli, Annelie, Annette, Annie, Annika, Anny.